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title: Gossip: "Gary's brother's been sent down, three years, his poor mum.… — Police, courts and prison · tree and pragmatics
description: Gossip: "Gary's brother's been sent down, three years, his poor mum." What should you do if you see Gary? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 30 «Police, courts and prison» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 6 · ★ · Police, courts and prison

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Gossip: "Gary's brother's been sent down, three years, his poor mum." What should you do if you see Gary?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** poor mum, you · **What happens:** send down, do, see · **To what, where:** Gossip, Gary

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 30 «Police, courts and prison» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gossip: "Gary's brother's been sent down, three years, his poor mum."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t6:1
# text = Gossip: "Gary's brother's been sent down, three years, his poor mum."
1	Gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Gary	Gary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send down** *in a quote* | present · passive | Gary's poor mum | Gossip |  |  | year |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What should you do if you see Gary?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t6:2
# text = What should you do if you see Gary?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	Gary	Gary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 2 | **see** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | Gary |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gary=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Stop talking to Gary for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t6:o1:1
# text = Stop talking to Gary for ever
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Gary	Gary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | you *not said here* |  | Gary |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to gary=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Tell everyone Gary is a criminal too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t6:o2:1
# text = Tell everyone Gary is a criminal too
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	Gary	Gary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	criminal	criminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Gary | a criminal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tease Gary about his brother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t6:o3:1
# text = Tease Gary about his brother
1	Tease	tease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Gary	Gary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | imperative | you *not said here* | Gary |  |  |  | about Gary's brother | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gary=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Be kind, because it is hard for his family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t6:o4:1
# text = Be kind, because it is hard for his family
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	expl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for his family; hard *property* | tree rules |

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